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EUROPEAN UNION News, May 17, 2012

Hungary to Hold EU's Highest Interest Rate on IMF Delay
BusinessWeek
By Zoltan Simon on May 17, 2012 Hungary's government debt, the highest among the European Union's eastern members, fell in the first quarter as the forint strengthened. Debt dropped to 78.9 percent of gross domestic product at end-March from 80.6 ...
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Obama likely to tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNNMoney
By Steve Hargreaves @CNNMoneyInvest May 17, 2012: 3:27 PM ET A release of oil from the world's strategic petroleum reserves is still likely despite the recent fall in crude prices as up to 1 million barrels a day could soon be lost from Iran.
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Debt crisis: as it happened May 17, 2012
Telegraph.co.uk
The strong showing of 'anti-austerity' parties in the 6 Mayparliamentary elections and subsequent failure to form a government underscores the lack of public and political support for the EU-IMF EUR173bn programme. In the event that the new general ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Oil Trades Near Six-Month Low as ECB Curtails Greek Banks
BusinessWeek
By Grant Smith on May 17, 2012 Oil traded near its lowest settlement in six months as the European Central Bank suspended lending to some Greek institutions, fanning concern that the region's debt crisis will hurt fuel demand.
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Euro Strains Overshadow Obama Hosting G-8, NATO Meetings
BusinessWeek
By Margaret Talev and Roxana Tiron on May 17, 2012 Europe's financial crisis and its political fallout are shaping back-to-back international summits hosted by President Barack Obama on the global economy and military cooperation, including funding for ...
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Greeks pull cash out of banks as confidence wanes
USA TODAY
People withdraw money from a branch of the National Bank of Greece in central Athens May 17, 2012. "I know a lot of people have drawn their money from the bank," said Apostolis Manafas 57, unemployed, of Athens. "I have friends that even hide their ...
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USA TODAY
Vertex Receives European Tax Innovator Award
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON & BERWYN, Pa., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Inc., the leading provider of corporate enterprise tax solutions, was namedEuropean Tax Innovator of the Year at International Tax Review's (ITR) seventh annual European Tax Awards, held May ...
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Greek party most extreme of Europe's far right
Kansas City Star
By VANESSA GERA AP Members of parliament from the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, intermingled with other new lawmakers as they are sworn in during a ceremony at the Greek parliament in Athens, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Among the deputies to take ...
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Kansas City Star
Jump in Gold as France Refutes EU Pact
CoinWeek (blog)
By BullionVault on May 17, 2012 8:29 AM THE WHOLESALE MARKET gold price jumped at the start of New York trade on Thursday, cutting the week's previous 3.3% dive to 5-month lows in half as the Euro fell and Eurozone stock markets slumped once again.
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France's new Socialist govt cuts members' salaries
Central Florida News 13
French President Francois Hollande, center, poses with the ministers after the first weekly cabinet meeting with Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. First row, from left are: Prime Minister Jean-Luc Ayrault, Foreign Minister Laurent ...
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Central Florida News 13
Spanish bank hit by report of withdrawals
Huffington Post
DANIEL WOOLLS | May 17, 2012 02:19 PM EST | AP MADRID — Confidence in Spain's banking sector was shaken Thursday after a newspaper reportedthat depositors were rushing to withdraw their money from Bankia, a bank that was recently nationalized.
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Eurozone crisis live: Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
The Guardian
The strong showing of 'anti-austerity' parties in the 6 Mayparliamentary elections and subsequent failure to form a government underscores the lack of public and political support for the EU-IMF EUR €173bn programme. In the event that the new general ...
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The Guardian
Stocks end at 4-month lows
CNN
By Hibah Yousuf @CNNMoneyInvest May 17, 2012: 4:21 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors fled stocks and flocked toward the safety of US Treasuries Thursday as worries about Greece's future in the eurozone continued to escalate.
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Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories ...
FinFacts Ireland
But after three weeks of debate on the EU fiscal treaty referendum, voters are still limited in their knowledge of what they are deciding on. Against the backdrop of the ongoing instability in Greece and the threat to kick that country out of the euro, ...
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Further Analysis Reveals Double Digit Hair Growth in RepliCel's First-in-man ...
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- RepliCel Life Sciences Inc. (the "Company" or "RepliCel") (OBB:REPCF) is pleased to report that further analysis of results from its successful first-in-man clinical trial revealed ...
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UANI and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue Launch Transatlantic Initiative ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) are pleased to announce the launch of a major joint non-governmental initiative--UANI-ISD--dedicated to combating the threat of ...
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Alkermes plc Reports Results for Fiscal 2012 and Provides Expectations for ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Revenue from BYDUREON(TM) was $15.6 million for fiscal 2012, including $14.0 million in milestone payments from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in connection with the launch of BYDUREON in the EU and US, which were recorded as research and development ...
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Non-Bank Supervision, Lloyds, Mortgages: Compliance
BusinessWeek
By Carla Main on May 17, 2012 US financial regulators are looking at specific non-bank financial companies to possibly designate them as systemically important and subject to more rigorous supervision, said Michael Gibson, director of the Division of ...
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Light Louisiana Oil Premium to Mars Smallest Since August
BusinessWeek
By Aaron Clark on May 17, 2012 Light Louisiana Sweet oil's premium to the Mars Blend grade narrowed to the smallest since August before shipments of oil on the Seaway pipeline and on speculation of a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
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Futures mixed on jobs data as Europe churns
Joliet Herald News
US stocks were set for a moderately higher opening Thursday May 17, 2012, with Dow Jones industrial futures up 0.3 percentand S&P 500 futures up 0.4 percent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK — Stock futures wavered Thursday, with unease about Europe ...
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New Study Details Foreign Efforts To Lure Biopharmaceutical Companies
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Despite increasing budget pressures, countries around the world are making substantial investments in pro-innovation policies and programs to lure the biopharmaceutical research sector away from the ...
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Three Turkish Soldiers Reported Killed in PKK Clash in Southeast
BusinessWeek
By Emre Peker on May 17, 2012 Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in the southeast during a routine operation, the Hatay province's governorship said in a statement on its website.
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Futures mixed on jobs data as Europe churns
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP NEW YORK — Stock futures wavered Thursday, with unease about Europe overshadowing another positive US employmentreport and also some big numbers from retailers, including the world's largest. In this May 11, 2012, photo, trader Peter Mancuso,...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
New Analysis of Risk Stratification for TYSABRI(R) Published in New England ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DUBLIN, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE:ELN) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine published research from the companies' global risk management program that updates the risk ...
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UK's Cameron urges action to resolve euro crisis
The Olympian
By ROBERT BARR | AP • Published May 17, 2012 LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday urged Europe to sort out its currency crisis, calling on the 17-country eurozone "to make-up or it is looking at a potential break-up.
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Instability in Europe overshadows US jobs report and futures are ...
By Newsroom
Instability in Europe overshadows US jobs report and futures are wavering. Posted May 172012 9:03 am, Modified: May 172012 9:03 am | Filed under National News By Newsroom. Stock futures wavered Thursday, with unease about ...
WRHI.com
The slow-motion run on Greece's banks | Brussels blog | News on ...
By Newswires
The slow-motion run on Greece's banks | Brussels blog | News on theEuropean Union from the Financial Times – FT.com. May 172012. By Newswires · Post to Twitter. Jitters over whether Greece will be forced out of the euro have turned the focus of policymakers in recent days on whether Greece is on the precipice of a bank run ... But the International Monetary Fund's recent report on Greece makes it clear that a slow-motion bank run has been under way for more than two years…
The Wall Street Examiner
Jump in Gold as France Refutes EU Pact | CoinWeek
By BullionVault
By BullionVault on May 172012 8:29 AM ... The European Central Bank confirmed it has ceased working with some Greek banks because it believes them to be insolvent, while Portugal's Diario Economico newspaper claimed a joint visit by the ECB, IMF and European Union to assess Lisbon's €78 billion bail-out will also ... In the first quarter of 2012, global gold investment demand rose 13% by weight and 38% by Dollar value from the Jan-March period last year, says the report.
CoinWeek
World Maritime News - Seychelles to Prosecute Eleven Suspected ...
By World Maritime News
Today the Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Friday 11 May. ... Source: EU NAVFOR, May 172012...
World Maritime News
EU Juncker: No Concerns Over Franco-German Relations | ForexLive
By Market News International
EU Juncker: No Concerns Over Franco-German Relations. By Market NewsInternational || May 172012 at 10:30 GMT. || 0 comments || Add comment. AACHEN (MNI) – Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday dismissed all ...
ForexLive
EU prepares proposals for confidence-building measures between ...
May 172012 | 13:56. EU has prepared a package of proposals to strengthen confidence-building measures between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Roland Kobia said on Thursday.
NEWS.am | News from Armenia
Trust Your Instincts: EU contingency plan: ECB + the Swedish model ...
By Richard Field
Thursday, May 172012 ... Finally, the EU requires the banks to provide ultra transparency on an on-going basis and disclose their current asset, liability and off-balance sheet exposure details. This provides market participants with the..... Another Romney/Bain Firm Got Subsidies (Then Closed a Plant) - The *Tampa Bay Times* reports (via Jed Lewison) that another Bain-owned company, Dade Behring, was a recipient of $7.1 million in subsidies from Puerto Ric... 15 hours ago ...
Trust Your Instincts
EU Military—Attack in the South - theTrumpet.com
By Ron Fraser
EU Military—Attack in the South. May 172012 | From theTrumpet.com ...Associated Press reported, “The European Union Naval Force patrolling the Indian Ocean on Tuesday carried out its first air strikes against pirate targets on shore, with a pirate reporting that the raid destroyed speed boats, fuel depots and an arms store. … Maritime aircraft and attack helicopters took part in the attacks early in the morning on the mainland, an EU spokesman said” (May 15). A further report ...
theTrumpet.com: Front Page
Chapman is where he is needed most | The ... - Dayton Daily News
By hmccoy@coxohio.com
May 172012 3:10 PM | Link to this. hey www.daytondailynews.com e obrigado à sua informação eu definitivamente pegou nada de novo da direita aqui. Eu fiz por outro lado a experiência vários aspectos técnicos, o uso deste website, desde ...
The Real McCoy
UK Economy Threatened says Bank Governor as EU “tears itself apart”
By Maria Ushakova, Ian Sumter
Maria Ushakova, Ian Sumter. May 172012 19:06 Moscow Time. UK Economy Threatened ... First Charges made in News of the World phone hacking · Is there a specific' ... Queen's Speech: There may be trouble ahead · Labour's Love not ...
Voice of Russia, News
Debt crisis: as it happened May 17, 2012
Thursday 17 May 2012 ... Reports say Spaniards have pulled €1bn out of Bankia, the bank which had to be ... He also insisted that the fiskalpakt signed by 25 out of the 27 EU nations ... 15.15 US factory activity unexpectedly contracted in May. ... 14.59 US stocks are flat in early trade as bad news pours out of Europe and is ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Debt-crisis-as-it-happened-May-17-2...
Article > EU Parliament seeks urgent review of drug monitoring
World News | May 17, 2012. Bookmark and Share · Tweet · Lynne Taylor. EUParliament seeks urgent review of drug monitoring. A European Parliament ...
www.pharmatimes.com/.../EU_Parliament_seeks_urgent_revie...
'Real News From The Blaze:' What Will Happen If Greece Leaves ...
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 2:05pm ... Report Post » Ghandi was a Republican.... The EU, the Euro are finished; it is now only a matter of when and not if.
www.theblaze.com/.../real-news-from-the-blaze-what-will-hap...
European Union forces attack pirate targets on Somali shore – This ...
May 16, 2012 at 4:17 am | Report abuse | Reply. skeiron. The EU (just like NATO or the UN) has no own navy, army or air force, but its members have militaries ...
news.blogs.cnn.com/.../european-union-forces-attack-pirate-ta...
ECB Tanking the EU?
May 17, 2012. - 2:56 -. Markets.com Chief Economist Bill Hubard on the lack of effective financial leadership in the EU. You must have JavaScript enabled to ...
video.foxbusiness.com/v/1643346101001/ecb-tanking-the-eu/
CountingPips FOREX News Jump in Gold as France Refutes EU ...
London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Thurs 17 May, 08:30 EST ... newspaper claimed a joint visit by the ECB, IMF and European Unionto assess ... says the latest technical note from bullion bank Scotia Mocatta, “but there are no ... In the first quarter of 2012, global gold investment demand rose 13 % by ...
countingpips.com/.../jump-in-gold-as-france-refutes-eu-pact-p...
EU supports Hadi's transitional government | Yemen Times
Published on 17 May 2012 in News Khalid Al-Karimi (author). Khalid Al-Karimi. hide. Michele Cervone, head of the European Union Delegation to Yemen.
www.yementimes.com/.../EU-supports-Hadi’s-transitional-gov...
Germany News 24/7: European Union News (Thu 17 May 2012)
Latest European Union News from EU Politics Today. ... NAV CANADAReports April Traffic Figures [16 May 2012] Marketwire; Accela Delivers Market's First ...
wyldaboutgermany.blogspot.com/.../european-union-news-thu...
EU issues mixed report on former Soviet neighbors - UPI.com
United Press International - News. ... Published: May 17, 2012 at 6:36 AM. BRUSSELS, May 17 (UPI) -- The EU's six closest former Soviet Union neighbors had ...
www.upi.com/Top_News/.../UPI-75641337250960/
Chinese carriers shun EU ETS rules warning; signals ... - ATWOnline
Chinese carriers are refusing to join European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) despite EU climate commissioner ... By Katie Cantle | May 17, 2012 ...
atwonline.com/.../chinese-carriers-shun-eu-ets-rules-warning-si...

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